BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T > Class Template Reference

#include <BALL/SYSTEM/file.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
Constructors and destructor
	BinaryFileAdaptor ()
	Default constructor.
	BinaryFileAdaptor (const T &data, bool swap_endian=false)
	Detailed constructor.
Accessors
void	setSwapEndian (bool swap_endian)
	Set the swap_endian flag.
bool	getSwapEndian () const
	return the swap_endian flag
void	setData (const T &data)
const T &	getData () const
T &	getData ()
Protected Attributes
T	data_
bool	swap_endian_

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Detailed Description

template<typename T>
class BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >

Helper class for data conversion. BinaryFileAdaptors are used to read and write binary data from and to streams. This is done by reading the member data as a byte stream through an explicit cast and utilizing the stream read() and write() functions.

Caveat: This concept relies on the C++ memory layout and thus is highly non-portable!

The flag swap_endian can be used to swap between big- and little-endian.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename T >

BALL_INLINE BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::BinaryFileAdaptor

(

)

Default constructor.

template<typename T>

BALL_INLINE BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::BinaryFileAdaptor	(	const T &	data,
		bool	swap_endian = false
	)

Detailed constructor.

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Member Function Documentation

template<typename T >

BALL_INLINE const T & BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::getData

(

)

const

Returns a const reference to the data stored in the adaptor

Referenced by BALL::TRegularData3D< ValueType >::binaryRead(), BALL::TRegularData2D< ValueType >::binaryRead(), BALL::TRegularData1D< ValueType >::binaryRead(), and BALL::operator>>().

template<typename T >

BALL_INLINE T & BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::getData

(

)

Returns a mutable reference to the data stored in the adaptor

template<typename T >

BALL_INLINE bool BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::getSwapEndian

(

)

const

return the swap_endian flag

Referenced by BALL::operator>>().

template<typename T>

BALL_INLINE void BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::setData

(

const T &

data

)

Sets the member data to the desired value.

Parameters:

data	data of type T

Referenced by BALL::TRegularData3D< ValueType >::binaryWrite(), BALL::TRegularData2D< ValueType >::binaryWrite(), BALL::TRegularData1D< ValueType >::binaryWrite(), and BALL::operator>>().

template<typename T >

BALL_INLINE void BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::setSwapEndian

(

bool

swap_endian

)

Set the swap_endian flag.

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Member Data Documentation

template<typename T>

T BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::data_ [protected]

template<typename T>

bool BALL::BinaryFileAdaptor< T >::swap_endian_ [protected]